Events & Rules

General Rules

Airplane Eligibility 
Team Eligibility
Contestant Eligibility   
Registration and Event Entry Limitations 
Traffic Control 
Practice Flights and Aircraft Check-outs 
Safety Precautions   
Communication with Contestants   
Disciplinary Action   
Exceptions   
Judges   
Scoring   

Flying Event Rules

Power Off Landing   
Short Field Approach and Landing   
Navigation   
Message Drop   
IFR Precision Flight   
IFR Simulated Flight   
CRM / LOFT [Crew Resouce Management / Line Oriented Flight Training]   

Ground Event Rules

Computer Accuracy   
Ground Trainer   
Aircraft Preflight Inspection   
Aircraft Recognition   
Simulated Comprehensive Aircraft Navigation [SCAN]   
Electronic Flight Computer   

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All of the above events are official NIFA events. However, not every event is contested at every SAFECON. The NIFA Executive Committee selects which of the above events will be held for each National SAFECON. Regional host committees or host schools determine which of the above events are contested in their region. Occasionally, proposed new events are contested on an experimental basis to determine their acceptability.

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